Earth Science Course 1
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Level 2 Course 1 - Earth Science Course
Level 2 Course 1Our Earth Science course books were written for students in 6th - 12th grades. The course is designed to take a semester to complete. Each book contains sixteen lessons. Students that complete three lessons per week will complete all three books in 18 weeks.
Course 1 contains the Rock Cycle, Volcanoes and Earthquakes textbooks. Our Earth Science Course 1 package includes the three textbooks plus a set of video lessons for each textbook.
Each video lesson is approximately 10 to 15 minutes long. The video
lessons are an introduction to the lesson that is taught by the Myrna Martin. The video lessons are designed to be watched prior to students reading the textbook.
What is the Rock Cycle
The Rock Cycle is the never ending creation and destruction of rocks that occurs on our planet. Igneous rocks were all derived from magma, molten rock that cooled into solid rock. There are three major groups of sedimentary rocks. Clastic rocks are bits and pieces of older rocks that have been formed into new rocks. Organic rocks include coal and coral reefs. Chemical rocks, like salt, crystallize when older rocks dissolve and the minerals crystallize in shallow oceans or dried inland lakes. Metamorphic rocks form when heat and pressure causes older rocks to recrystallize without melting into new rocks.
Facts about volcanoes
Seventy-five percent of the active and dormant volcanoes are found in a horse-shoe shaped area around the Pacific Ocean. Shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes, cinder cones and domes are four major groups of volcanoes. Our Level 2 Volcanoes textbook has sixteen lessons on different topics about volcanoes. Students learn about the rocks associated with different volcanoes and the types of eruptions that occur when they erupt. Students also learn about supervolcanoes and Yellowstone Park where a supervolcano is located.
What causes earthquakes?
Earthquakes are vibrations inside the Earth that follow the release of energy that has built up inside the rocks. Rocks fracturing, volcanoes erupting, and man made explosions can release the energy stored in the rocks. There are three types of plate boundaries and ninety percent of the earthquakes on Earth occur at these boundaries. The above information and much more is contained in your Level 2 Earthquake textbook. Topics of the lessons include: Earthquake History, Seismic Waves, Plate Tectonics, Faults and three earthquake scales. Each lesson contains an activity/project that increases a student’s understanding of the topic.
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Earth Science Course 1
The advanced Earth Science topics covered in Course 1 include the Rock Cycle, Volcanoes and Earthquakes. The Rock Cycle textbook includes information on sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks. The Volcanoes textbook covers major types of volcanoes, how they form and notorious volcanoes. The Earthquakes textbook includes information on what causes earthquakes, types of earthquake waves and where they occur.
There are 16 lessons in each textbook that covers specific Earth science topics. Each textbook is designed to be finished in six weeks by students completing 3 lessons per week. The basic lesson includes reading material on the topic, a quiz and Earth science project or activity.
Video Lessons
Our DVD that comes with our complete kit contains video lessons taught by the author. The author introduces each lesson and gives additional background information on the topic of the lesson. The additional information is not covered in the textbook.
Kids Science Activities
The kids science activities
are fun and easy to do. They also increase a student's understanding of the
information taught in the lesson about the Earth science topics. Examples of the activities include: Sand Slides,
Creating a Playa, Fantasy Islands, Volcano Flip Book, Fault Blocks, and
Geo-Bingo.
Teacher’s Edition Textbooks
The teacher’s textbook is an exact copy of the student textbook. It includes the answers to the quizzes on each quiz page. A Teacher’s Notes page is located before each lesson with the following information
1. Lesson Content
2. Lesson Objectives
3. Activity information and materials needed
4. Vocabulary and definitions
5. Correlation with the National Science Standards
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Our Earth Science curriculum has been recommended by a number of authors including:
- More Charlotte Mason Education - A Home Schooling How-To Manual by Catherine Levison
All of our science materials have been used by homeschooling families throughout the United States since 1998.
Recommended by AFMS Junior Chair
Ring of Fire Science materials were recommended by Jim Brace-Thompson of the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies. He found our materials contain a wealth of information for the junior members of the society. He wrote that our books are beautifully designed and illustrated with easy-to-follow instructions for kids.
Cambridge Who's Who named Myrna Martin their Science Textbook Publishing Professional of the Year. She is the author of all of our textbooks. Read more about our family business.
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